Black Adults with Long COVID Report Higher Levels of Hopelessness and Suicidal Thoughts − New Research

Black Adults with Long COVID Report Higher Levels of Hopelessness and Suicidal Thoughts − New Research

By Janelle R. Goodwill, THE CONVERSATION Black adults living with long COVID pointed to challenges with their physical health – rather than their mental health – when asked to describe their long-COVID symptoms. That is one key finding from our new study, published in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. When we examined the […]

Who Suffers when Hospitals Close? The Pandemic offers Some Lessons.

Who Suffers when Hospitals Close? The Pandemic offers Some Lessons.

By Urban Matters | Editorial Credit: Tada Images / shutterstock.com One of New York City’s oldest hospitals currently finds itself in what might be termed critical condition. Acquired over a decade ago by the Mount Sinai Health System, the 799-bed Beth Israel hospital on East 16th Street, founded in 1890, has been slated for eventual […]